On Sunday, March 8^th, join the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission in celebrating the commonwealth’s 339th birthday on Charter Day. Enjoy free admission to many historic sites and museums. The  State Museum of Pennsylvania will have on display the original charter granted by King Charles II to William Penn as well as four original deeds showing the sale of lands by American Indians to William Penn and his successors between 1683 and 1789. In all, there are 33 deeds in the archives’ collection. When King Charles II granted William Penn the land, Penn received legal title to the land, but the founder insisted on paying the Indians for their land.

Participating historic sites and museums include:

Brandywine Battlefield Park
1491 Baltimore Pike
Chadds Ford, PA 19317

Conrad Weiser Homestead
28 Weiser Lane
Womelsdorf, PA 19567

Cornwall Iron Furnace
Rexmont at Boyd Street
P.O. Box 251 Cornwall, PA 17016

Daniel Boone Homestead
400 Daniel Boone Road
Birdsboro, PA 19508

Drake Well Museum
202 Museum Lane
Titusville, PA 16354

Eckley Miners’ Village
2 Eckley Main Street
Weatherly, PA 18255

Ephrata Cloister
632 West Main Street
Ephrata, PA 17522

Erie Maritime Museum & Flagship Niagara
150 East Front Street
Erie, Pa 16507

Fort Pitt Museum
101 Commonwealth Place
Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Graeme Park
859 County Line Road
Horsham, PA 19044

Hope Lodge Historic Site
553 S. Bethlehem Pike
Fort Washington, PA 19034

Joseph Priestley House
472 Priestley Avenue,
Northumberland, PA 17857

Landis Valley Museum and Farm Museum
2451 Kissel Hill Road
Lancaster, PA 17601

Pennsbury Manor
400 Pennsbury Memorial Rd
Morrisville, PA 19067

Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum
McDade Park
Bald Mountain Road
Scranton, PA 18504

Pennsylvania Lumber Museum
5660 US Route 6 West
Ulysses, PA 16948

Pennsylvania Military Museum
Route 322,
Boalsburg, PA 16827

Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
300 Gap Road
Ronks, PA 17572

Somerset Historical Center
10649 Somerset Pike
Somerset, PA 15501

The State Museum of Pennsylvania
300 North Street
Harrisburg, PA 17120

Consult websites for hours of free admission.